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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
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Car Bomb Destroys UN HQ in Baghdad, 20 Die; We Talk To A Survivor
In one of the deadliest attacks ever directed at the United Nations, a car bomb exploded outside the UN headquarters in Baghdad yesterday killing 20. We talk to Irish peace activist Michael Birmingam who was inside the complex at the time of the blast. [Includes transcript]
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Top UN Envoy in Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello Killed in Blast at UN HQ in Baghdad; We Hear a Democracy Now! Interview With Him from September 2002
The 55-year-old Brazilian diplomat had served in the United Nations since 1969. We play an interview conducted on September 27th, 2002 outside the United Nations in New York. In it, he says, "Should war erupt in Iraq, I believe the Iraqi people don’t deserve more suffering. They have suffered enough." [Includes transcript]
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Ex Top UN Official in Iraq Hans Von Sponeck: The Attack Should Come As No Surprise
Shortly after the attack, we talked with Hans Von Sponeck, former assistant secretary general of the United Nations in Iraq. He said the attack came as little surprise. He also reveals that former UN chief weapons inspector Richard Butler kept chemical weapons on the UN compound in Baghdad. [Includes transcript]
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Eyewitness Report: 20 Die in Bus Bomb Blast in Jerusalem
At least 20 people died in Israel last night when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a bus in West Jerusalem. More than 100 people were injured including 40 children.
